Mercury contamination in invertebrate biota in a temperate coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-480

  Coelho, J P ^a,b   Policarpo, E ^a,b   Pardal, M A ^b,c   Millward, G E ^a,b   Pereira, M E ^a,b   Duarte, A C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL LAGOON; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOTA; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MERCURY; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYCHAETA; PORTUGAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34047103868     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.11.020     Document Type: Article

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